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	Clamps Call for Pedophile The Mercury March 3, 2010 http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/03/03/131195_scalesofjustice.html TASMANIA'S most notorious pedophile will be eligible for parole on March 12. In the Burnie Magistrates Court yesterday, Tasmania Police applied to have Paul Ronald Goldsmith placed on the sex offenders' register as a reportable offender before his release. Magistrate Don Jones adjourned the application until today when a date will be set for a hearing in Hobart.Mr Jones indicated Goldsmith might be released from Risdon Prison on bail to appear at the yet-to-be-scheduled hearing. Beyond Abuse spokesman Steve Fisher said Goldsmith was a notorious offender and it was imperative he was on the register. "It goes without saying that he be listed and monitored upon release," Mr Fisher said. "I don't believe for one moment he will ever be rehabilitated." Goldsmith, now 65, was jailed for 6 1/2 years in 2005 with a non-parole period of four years. The failed Catholic priest and athletics coach appealed the sentence in 2006 but it was dismissed. Goldsmith pleaded guilty to 42 sex offences against 20 teenage boys between 1976 and 1987. The victims were aged 13 to 16. An offender listed as reportable on the sex offenders' register must report to the registrar within seven days of being released from government custody. The offender also must report each time they change their personal details. And an offender must tell the registrar if they intend to leave Tasmania for more than seven days and report within a week of their return. The public does not have access to the register. An offender can be fined $5000 and/or be sentenced to six months in jail if they fail to report or provide false or misleading information.
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